Fariq Naik – ‘s Impression of the Nigerian Youth

Fariq Naik
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The speaker discusses the success of a youth program in Nigeria and the enthusiasm of young people in their programs. They also mention the importance of learning about Islam and disconnected people in Nigeria. The speaker emphasizes the need to focus on similarities and live with peace and harmony, rather than fighting over differences.

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			Farik thank you for joining us and
the plug here will come you will
		
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			come to pleasure to be so funny
will also be given us his
		
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			perspective on the visit to
Nigeria, the Muslim ummah, but
		
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			then with a focus on youth,
Frederick, you've been with your
		
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			father also to socoto Ilorin,
Abuja and all of that.
		
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			What's your take? Give me your
feel around about Nigeria as a
		
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			country. And perhaps the youth in
particular hamdullah trip to
		
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			Nigeria so far has been very
successful. As we've been invited
		
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			by the Sultan of Sokoto, he's been
very successful and Hamdulillah.
		
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			The first lecture that I had was
on the topic, Islam and
		
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			Christianity a comparative study.
It was in the university Osmond
		
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			University and Alhamdulillah, more
than 10,000 people attended. So it
		
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			was a resounding success or
Hamdulillah. And a lot of youth
		
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			were there in that program. And
you could see the enthusiasm of
		
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			the audience and of the students.
They were very enthusiastic and
		
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			Alhamdulillah. They were certain
questions also were asked by non
		
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			Muslim Alhamdulillah one person
accepted Islam. So it was a very
		
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			resounding success to the
resounding success. And besides
		
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			that, the other lectures as well
the lectures that were delivered
		
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			by my father in law are in and
even in the lecture that was
		
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			delivered last night in Abuja,
Alhamdulillah. The lectures, they
		
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			were good Alhamdulillah
Alhamdulillah. In Nigeria, we see
		
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			the Muslims that they're very
receptive when it comes to Islamic
		
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			work when it comes to the Hawa.
When it comes to learning about
		
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			Islam, and especially the youth,
they are very enthusiastic, to do
		
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			something for the deen to do
something for the cause of Islam.
		
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			Even when I was interacting with
many of the youth, they were very
		
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			interested in key in in learning
about Dawa, the different ways of
		
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			Dawa the techniques of our how to
deliver the message. And the topic
		
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			that they gave me to speak on in
the university was man dan Fodio.
		
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			They requested me to talk about
Islam and Christianity, so that we
		
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			can talk about the similarities
and live in peace and harmony.
		
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			These are the two great religions
in Nigeria, Islam and
		
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			Christianity. So we should not
fight over the differences, but
		
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			rather focus on the similarities
and live with peace and harmony.
		
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			And in my talk, I clearly
mentioned that both these major
		
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			world religions Islam and
Christianity, they focus upon the
		
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			Oneness of Allah subhanaw taala.
This is mentioned the Quran and it
		
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			is even mentioned the Bible which
I spoke in detail in my lecture,
		
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			right